Duke pulls away to top Pitt

Parker, Dawkins lead Blue Devils to fifth straight win

Associated Press

Published 11:50 pm, Monday, January 27, 2014

Photo: Keith Srakocic

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Duke's Jabari Parker (1) goes over Pittsburgh's Talib Zanna (42) for a dunk during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) ORG XMIT: PAKS103 less

Duke's Jabari Parker (1) goes over Pittsburgh's Talib Zanna (42) for a dunk during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) ORG XMIT: ... more

Amile Jefferson chipped in a season-high 14 points for the Blue Devils (17-4, 6-2 ACC), who brought Pitt's hot start in its first Atlantic Coast Conference season to an abrupt halt. Duke made 13 of 25 3-point attempts, including four during a 15-3 run midway through the second half that broke open a tight game.

Lamar Patterson had 14 points for the Panthers (18-3, 6-2) who fell to 12-1 at home when they couldn't keep up with the Blue Devils.

Parker helped Duke fend off some early-game jitters before Dawkins poured it on. The senior drilled 6 of 7 3-point attempts to lift the Blue Devils to their fifth straight victory.

Oklahoma 88, Oklahoma St. 76: Ryan Spangler had 15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to help No. 23 Oklahoma defeat No. 8 Oklahoma. Jordan Woodard scored 18 points and reserve Tyler Neal added a season-high 15 points for the Sooners (17-4, 6-2 Big 12), who won their fourth straight game and claimed their third win over a ranked conference opponent this season.

Polls: Arizona and Syracuse are 1-2 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for the eighth consecutive week. The Wildcats (20-0) are again a runaway No. 1, receiving 63 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel. The Orange (19-0) got the other No. 1 votes. Florida jumped from sixth to third while Wichita State (21-0), the other undefeated Division I team, moved up one spot to fourth. ... The Connecticut women remain No. 1 in The Associated Press poll after two easy victories while Middle Tennessee makes it first appearance in the poll since 2009. The Huskies routed both Memphis and South Florida to improve to 21-0 this season. Notre Dame, Duke, Stanford and Louisville followed the Huskies, with the first five teams unchanged in Monday's vote. The second-ranked Irish are also unbeaten and visit No. 8 Maryland on Monday night. North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Baylor and Tennessee round out the first 10.